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Holiday decorating can help make the season more special.

A touch of holiday decorating will help get you and your guests into the spirit of the season! But keep it simple so YOU can enjoy the season without stressing about perfection.

There are so many ways you can decorate your home for the holidays, from the smallest candles and accessories to large-scale trees, wreaths and statuary. Typical areas of your home to prioritize for decorating include:

Living room or great room

Dining room table and sideboard

Fireplace mantle

Powder rooms

Kitchen

Front door and outside the house

…Or maybe your first priority is more about cooking, eating and planning a get-together with family and friends

Start with a thorough house cleaning and put away other decorative accessories in your home, especially those on tabletops, mantles and furniture. This disciplined step will ensure you have a clean start for holiday trimmings that really pop! Once you put away extraneous accessories, you may recognize that you need more than just holiday decorating; it could be time to update carpeting, paint, furniture or window fashions too!

Plan your holiday décor for all the senses – to create a festive look, feel and smell. Think about decorations that can create new family traditions and that make you feel good. This year, consider a new entertaining concept – maybe the first party of the season held before Thanksgiving or the last party of the season a few days after New Years.

Red, green, gold, silver, blue and white are traditional holiday colors. Also think outside the box for a refreshing new look with:

Fuchsia and lime

Acid green and silver

Light pink and forest green

Even black and white

Make your home feel festive and bright this special season with a focus on holiday decorating!

Mustard as an interior design color has a very similar role as mustard on a sandwich. Just a dollop adds a lot of flavor and pizazz, but too much can spoil the sandwich! If you don’t like the mental image of a sandwich condiment in your home décor, you can also call this vibrant hue goldenrod or egg yolk.

Mustard is a rich and warm color – and just a little bit daring! It goes well with black and white or with brown and white; and is very sophisticated when used with a gray and white color palette. Other accent colors that play well with mustard include deep reds, navy blue and lighter blue tones.

Because mustard is bold and dramatic, it’s best to use it in small quantities as an accent and not as a primary design color. It’s especially effective to use mustard in the kitchen to add brightness or in a powder room to add drama. Consider these design elements to get your mustard fix:

A piece of painted furniture or the fabric on an upholstered piece of furniture

A picture frame or artwork featuring mustard

Rugs and throw pillows

An accent wall

Window fashions and wall coverings

Linens on the dining room table, atop the bed or in the powder room

Lamps

Flowers and plants with mustard blooms

Even your front door!

Think outside the refrigerator this season and use mustard to space up your decor!